Every day, interprofessional communication is a crucial component of successful healthcare and public health systems. In a crisis, its importance is magnified. Dr. Ashely Love, a former state epidemiologist, helped guide the state of Delaware through the H1N1 outbreak in 2009. In this episode of 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication, she talks to us […]
Health Communication
How Freire can help with communication about COVID-19
The world is facing an unprecedented health crisis. With that, comes the urgent need for effective education about this health crisis. If you’re a health professional, educating patients or the public, this is for you. I’m going to tell you one thing you can do—one important change you can make right now—that will improve how […]
What are you learning from COVID? 15 reflective practice prompts
This is for the healthcare and public health professionals, leaders, educators, and health professions students living through COVID-19. I see you, and this is one way I can offer support. Specifically, I’m hoping to help you untangle some things, or perhaps slow the train down a bit, when it comes to what you’re learning right now. […]
An infodemic, trust, and communication around COVID-19
The World Health Organization has identified an infodemic around COVID-19. To be sure, it can be tough for anybody to make sense of the information flooding around the coronavirus. But when it comes to battling this infodemic, the WHO is banking on trust. In this episode of 10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication, I take […]
Tension and uncertainty in communication around COVID-19
Over the last few weeks, public health and medical professionals I know have expressed concern over communicating about the coronavirus. One public health professional put it bluntly: This is a communications nightmare. There is much frustration. But there is more expertise, passion, and compassion. I want to bring some support and reassurance to the HCP […]
Dr. Beverly Zavaleta talks about how getting cancer changed her approach to patients
When this physician was diagnosed with cancer, she confronted her assumptions about patients, communication, and education. Board-certified family physician Dr. Beverly Zavaleta tells us what happened, and how it changed her practice. Listen below, or read the transcript. At Health Communication Partners, we work quite a lot with communication between patients and clinicians. But what happens […]